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1 Early life  





2 Career  



2.1  Schering-Plough  





2.2  SmithKline Beecham  





2.3  GSK  







3 See also  





4 References  














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Jean-Pierre Garnier
Born (1947-10-31) 31 October 1947 (age 76)
NationalityFrench
EducationLycée Kléber
Alma materUniversity of Strasbourg
OccupationBusinessman
Known forCEO of GlaxoSmithKline (2000-2008)

Jean-Pierre Garnier (born 31 October 1947) is a French businessman, and a former chief executive of GlaxoSmithKline.[1]

Early life[edit]

He was born in Le Mans in the Pays de la Loire region of western France. He attended Lycée KléberinStrasbourg. He did a PhD at the Louis Pasteur University in Strasbourg.

Career[edit]

Schering-Plough[edit]

He joined the Belgian subsidiary of Schering-Plough in 1978. From 1989 to 1990 he was the manager of the US pharmaceuticals products division.

SmithKline Beecham[edit]

He joined SmithKline Beecham in 1990, becoming chief operating officer in 1995, then chief executive in May 2000.

GSK[edit]

In December 2000 he was appointed chief executive of GSK, during his tenure there were a number of controversies, after his retirement in 2008 GSK pleaded guilty to criminal charges[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • ^ "GlaxoSmithKline to Plead Guilty and Pay $3 Billion to Resolve Fraud Allegations and Failure to Report Safety Data".
  • Business positions
    Preceded by

    New company

    Chief Executive of GSK
    January 2001 - May 2008
    Succeeded by

    Sir Andrew Witty

    Preceded by

    Jan Leschly

    Chief Executive of SmithKline Beecham
    May 2000 - December 2000
    Succeeded by

    Company defunct

    Preceded by

    Chief Operating Officer of SmithKline Beecham
    1995 - April 2000
    Succeeded by


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